Monday, June 10, 2013

Erotic Art Show

Sunlight Becomes Her, Photo-etching on leaf and wood

What warm unspoken secrets will we learn?

Sparkling Hill Resort, the 149-room European inspired destination
wellness hotel, owned by Mr. Gernot Langes Swarovski, patriarch of the
Swarovski crystal dynasty, will host the the 2013 Okanagan Erotic Art
Show. This year, the juried art works will explore the theme of
Unspoken Secrets which is a quote from the Phantom of the Opera song,
"Past the point of no return".

The jury was comprised of international author/artist Nick Bantock, Paul
Crawford, Director/Curator of Penticton Art Gallery, and Julia Trops,
organizer/founder.

"It was a tough time to narrow down from almost 200 artworks submitted
to the selection of the 75 ultimately presented, which includes work
from across Canada and the US", said organizer Julia Trops.

Hans-Peter Mayr, CEO of Sparkling Hill Resort is enthusiastic about
hosting the Erotic Art Show; he says “Sparkling Hill Resort is delighted
to be part of this exciting opportunity. We are very supportive of
local artists and community and are happy to get involved with this
project. We look forward to exhibiting some of the spectacular pieces of
art throughout the resort this summer.”

"In the past, opening nights have had over 250 attendees. It is easily
the most popular art opening in the Okanagan", said Trops.

"Every year I try to step up the event, and there is quite an exciting
Opening Night planned for this year", said Trops. "While it is an art
opening, throughout the evening attendees will also enjoy performances
by international classic guitarist Alan Rinehart, seductive dances by
Vernon's City Dance, a comedic soliloquy by Theatre 86's Jessika
LaFramboise, and Kelowna's innovative multidisciplinary trio Musartiqa,
composed of artist Angela Bonten, Ballet Kelowna alumni Angel Jutzi, and
musician Tony Koenen."

Opening night is Friday July 5th
from 7 -1030 pm with a masquerade style party: costumes are encouraged
but not mandatory. During Opening Night, attendees will be able to
vote for the People's Choice artwork with the winner receiving $250
cash. The Sparkling Hill Resort's choice, will also be announced that
night, with the winner also receiving $250 cash. There are a limited
number of tickets available and if the past is any indication, it will
be sold out.

"I think that the world’s best loved creations are erotic. Consider
melodies and concerts like Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, or movies
like The African Queen or 2001: A Space Odyssey and plays like Cats and
Phantom of the Opera." Trops said.

"These creations tease you, they suggest, they provide longing and
desire, they reach down in to our very soul and pull and push and grip
to that essence of being human, of being alive."

"Erotic and evocative, presentation and response, regardless if we are
an actor, musician, or painter, we all hope for that connection to be
sparkling and electric, alive with caresses and whispers, seducing your
attention, stroking your emotional funny bone."

"The Opening Night will be a focused mixture of this sensuality: visual
and auditory, with Sparkling Hill’s scrumptious appetizers, and
luxurious surroundings all to provoke you, intrigue you, add mystery and
create wonderful memories, accessible long after the night has ended. "

The show runs July 5 to August 2,
10 am to 6 pm daily. After the opening, general admission is by
voluntary donation, with all proceeds going to the Central Okanagan
Hospice Association. Some of the participating artists will be in
attendance daily at the Resort throughout the show run. There will be a
calendar available on the website http://www.okanaganeroticartshow.com/2013/06/2013volunteers/.

"Since the beginning of the show in 2008, the general admission has been
by donation with all proceeds going to a specific charity. The charity
I've chosen for 2012 and again in 2013 is the Central Okanagan Hospice
Association, in memory of Tracie Ward, the Executive Director of the
Rotary Centre for the Arts from 2005 - 2012. Tracie was the first
champion of that first Erotic Show in 2008 and her support throughout
the years was invaluable to many artist's creative expression, including
my own", says Trops.

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Artist Statement by Robert Canaga

A painter commits part of the soul to canvas, but this is not a subtractive process for me. I grow when I put these images out into the world. I gain knowledge of myself when I complete a painting, so each work leads to the next like completing a puzzle.

I’m a purist when it comes to color; I carry precise colors in my mind’s eye. The windows of my studio do not reveal the surrounding landscape, because I deliberately decided not to be influenced by the external, Pacific Northwest palette. I’m fascinated by color frequencies and how those frequencies relate to each other.

Several times in my life, I’ve been very close to my own death. These experiences, and my art, taught me to fully stand in the moment, where there is no time, and everything happens at once.